Movies Released After Their Stars' Deaths

Movies Released After Actors Death

Actor Peter Finch and William Holden on set of the MGM movie "Network" in 1976.

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Movies Released After Actors Death

Actor Peter Finch and William Holden on set of the MGM movie "Network" in 1976.

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Movies Released After Actors Death

Marilyn Monroe sitting as Clark Gable stands over her with a glass in his hand in a scene from the film 'The Misfits', 1961.

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Movies Released After Actors Death

Chris Farley is seen in this August 25, 1997 file photo taken during "Excess Baggage" Los Angeles Premiere at Mann's Village Theatre in Westwood, California, United States. After his death in 1997, "Beverly Hills Ninja" and other films came out in theaters.

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Movies Released After Actors Death

Bernie Mac during "Transformers" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals at Mann Village Theater in Westwood, California, United States on Jun 27, 2007. The actor died a year later, but had movies like "Soul Men" come out afterward.

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Movies Released After Actors Death

Heath Ledger, as The Joker, is seen in a scene from the movie "The Dark Knight."

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Movies Released After Actors Death

Jordin Sparks as Sparkle and Whitney Houston as Emma standing in the mirror in a scene from "Sparkle".

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Movies Released After Actors Death

James Gandolfini and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are seen in a still from the film, "Enough Said", which was released after the death of Gandolfini.